Toro 30605 - Fuel System Safety and Checks

FuelSafety
DANGER
Incertainconditions,fuelisextremelyammable
andhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuel
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,when
theengineiscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeepit
outofthereachofchildren.Neverbuymore
thana180-daysupplyoffuel.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithouttheentire
exhaustsysteminplaceandinproperworking
condition.
WARNING
Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term
exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand
illness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepyourhandsandfaceawayfromthenozzle
andthefuel-tankopening.
•Keepfuelawayfromyoureyesandskin.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Neverremovethefuelcaporaddfueltothefueltank
whiletheengineisrunning.
•Neverllcontainersinsideavehicleoronatruckor
trailerbedwithaplasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainerson
thegroundandawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Removetheequipmentfromthetruckortrailerandadd
fueltoitwhileitisontheground.Ifthisisnotpossible,
thenaddfuelusingaportablecontainerratherthanfrom
afuel-dispensernozzle.
•Keepthefuel-dispensernozzleincontactwiththerimof
thefueltankorcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfueling
iscomplete.Donotuseanozzlelock-opendevice.
•Ifyouspillfuelonyourclothing,changeyourclothing
immediately.
•Fillthefueltankuntilthefuellevelis25mm(1inch)
belowthebottomofthellerneck.Donotoverllthe
fueltank.Replacethefuel-tankcapandtightenitsecurely.
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoCheckingthe
Engine-OilLevel(page41).
CheckingtheCoolingSystem
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,checkthe
coolingsystem;refertoCheckingtheCoolingSystem(page
48).
CheckingtheHydraulic
System
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,checkthe
hydraulicsystem;refertoCheckingtheHydraulicFluid(page
52).
FillingtheFuelTank
RecommendedFuel
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuelswithlowor
ultra-low(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.Theminimumcetane
ratingshouldbe40.Purchasefuelinquantitiesthatcanbe
usedwithin180daystoensurefuelfreshness.
Fueltankcapacity:79L(21USgallons)
Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(Number2-D)attemperatures
above-7°C(20°F)andwinter-gradedieselfuel(Number1-D
orNumber1-D/2-Dblend)below-7°C(20°F).Useof
winter-gradefuelatlowertemperaturesprovidesalowerash
pointandcold-owcharacteristicswhichwilleasestarting
andreducefuel-lterplugging.
Useofsummer-gradefuelabove-7°C(20°F)willcontribute
towardlongerfuel-pumplifeandincreasedpowercompared
towinter-gradefuel.
Important:Donotusekeroseneorgasolineinsteadof
dieselfuel.Failuretoobservethiscautionwilldamage
theengine.
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